FKIE_CVE-2016-1248

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-11-23 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:41
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.
References
security@debian.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
security@debian.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
security@debian.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
security@debian.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
security@debian.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
security@debian.orghttps://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelogPatch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39aPatch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelogPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39aPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vim vim *
debian debian_linux 8.0
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "vim before patch 8.0.0056",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "vim before patch 8.0.0056"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security@debian.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "6C46FDA7-FFAC-47FC-844E-327A0F14E824",
              "versionEndIncluding": "8.0.0055",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the \u0027filetype\u0027, \u0027syntax\u0027 and \u0027keymap\u0027 options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "vim en versiones anteriores a patch 8.0.0056 no valida correctamente los valores para las opciones \u0027filetype\u0027, \u0027syntax\u0027 y \u0027keymap\u0027, lo que puede resulta en la ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo arbitrario si se abre un archivo con una l\u00ednea de modo especialmente manipulada."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-1248",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:41:33.137",
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}



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